QATAR AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES BIGGER WORLD PROMOTION

Airline Offers Customers Discount Fares to Celebrate Alliance

10 Nov 2013

DOHA, Qatar – For three days only, Qatar Airways will celebrate joining the oneworld Alliance by offering customers discounts on Qatar Airways fares for up to 25 percent.

The Bigger World Promotion runs between 11-13 November when Qatar Airways customers can instantly purchase travel beginning 14 November in advance of the holidays through 19 June 2014.

The promotion begins at 00:00 hrs on 11 November and ends at 23:59 hrs on 13 November (all times local in each market). Savings are based on round-trip/return fares via Doha.

From London to Melbourne or New York to Delhi, more than 130 destinations Qatar Airways flies are applicable via Doha as a transiting point. The minimum stay is three days and maximum stay is one month with the exception of Australia which is three months.

Blackout dates during this promotion are from 18–23 December 2013 and 2–12 January 2014. To make a booking, customers may visit www.qatarairways.com/biggerworld or visit any Qatar airways sales office or preferred travel agents.

Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 128 aircraft to 133 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas.

Over the next few weeks and months, the network will grow further with Sharjah and Dubai World Central, both in the UAE (March 1, 2014), Philadelphia, USA (April 2, 2014) and Miami, USA (June 10, 2014).

Qatar Airways was presented with three honours at the annual Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, France in June. The airline was awarded World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Lounge and, for the second consecutive year, Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East.

The airline has also been named Best Airline in the Middle East for the seventh year in a row, and its Premium Terminal at Doha International Airport named Best Premium Service Airport for the third consecutive year in 2013. Qatar Airways has also twice been the recipient of the prestigious Skytrax Airline of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012. Skytrax is the only global independent passenger survey monitoring airline standards and is considered the ultimate benchmark for excellence in the airline industry.

Qatar Airways currently has orders worth over US$50 billion for more than 250 aircraft, including Boeing 787s, 777s, Airbus A350s, A380s and A320 family of aircraft. On 30 October 2013, Qatar Airways will join the oneworld global alliance. For more information, visit www.qatarairways.com.